Apparatus fob making cinnamon



Dec. 7, 1943. M. E. FONKEN Re. 22,

APPARATUS FOR MAKING CINNAMON ROLLS OR LIKE Original Filed Nov. 10, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dc 7, 1943. M. FONKEN APPARATUS FOR MAKING CINNAMON ROLLS OR THE LIKE 4 Sheets-Shet 2 Original Filed Nov. 10, 1959 Dec. 7, 1943. M. E. FONKEN Re. 22,399

APPARATUS FOR MAKING CINNAMON ROLLS OR THE LIKE Original Filed Nov. 10, 1939 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 3 c 6 ii i a I l jiI/enfbr' fly J/z $724921,

Dec. 7, 1943.

M. E. FONKEN Re. 22,399

APPARATUS FOR MAKING GINNAMON ROLLS OR THE LIKE Original Filed Nov. 10, 1959 4 Sheets-Sheet 4- Reissued Dec. 7, 1943 APPARATUS FOR. MAKING CINNAMON ROLLS OR THE LIKE Martin E. Fonken,

assignme tion, Kansas City. Mo..

ware

Original Serial No. 303,844,

14 Claims.

This invention relates to apparatus for treating I dough. Specifically, this apparatus is designed for the purpose of treating the dough and rolling the treated sheet into a spiral form for cinnamon rolls before they are placed in the oven for baking.

The apparatus is adapted to receive a large mass of dough and squeeze it between the shaping members which reduce its thickness and gauge its width, and then pass the flattened dough strip to a conveyor moving over the solid table where the flat strip is again treated with pressure members that further compress it and assist in sealing the gases within the flattened mass. At the end of the conveyor the dough strip is transferred by the pressure rollers to a lower conveyor where one margin surface of the dough strip receives a coating of water or the like while the remaining or major portion of the width of the strip is coated width a suitable oily substance. Sugar and cinnamon, or other flavoring is next sprinkled upon the oiled surface during the travel of the dough on the lower conveyor. After receiving this treatment the dough strip is operated on by a spiraling cylinder disposed oblique to the line of travel of the conveyor which roller coils the strip in an oblique manner and allows it to pass beyond the end of the cylinder at one margin of the conveyor. Means including theconveyor straightens the long mass of dough so that the edge of the water-coated margin is disposed in'a substantially straight line longitudinally of the mass. A suitable cutter wheel next engages the dough and severs it into small pieces ready to be placed in the pans or trays in which the cinnamon rolls are baked.

The operation of this apparatus is entirely automatic and suitable controls are provided for discharging the water and oil coating materials at the proper time, as well as controlling the discharge of the sugar and flavoring after the coating has been performed. The operation of the apparatus is rapid and the mils which leave the lower conveyor are all of the uniform size. During transit of the dough through the apparatus it is not necessary for the attendant to handle the dough until the small pieces leave the discharge end of the apparatus. 9

It is an object or this invention to provide a novel dough handling apparatus for making splrally formed rolls. The apparatus is novel in the arrangement of its component parts; it is efiective and dependable in performing its various functions.

Other objects are to provide a roll forming ape Beioit, Win, 'assignor, by memo nts, to Interstate Bakeries Corporaa corporation of Dela- No. 2,217,896, dated October 15, 1940,

November 10, 1939. cation for reissue August Ap izz, 1942, Serial No.

paratus that is made of simple andsturdy parts that will not readily get out of order, and which is economical to manufacture so that it may be cheaply produced and sold to the user for a reasonable retail price.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to persons skilled in the art after the nature of the apparatus is understood from the following disclosure.

The invention is herein shown in a particular embodiment, but this is not to be taken as limiting the scope of the claims thereto.

In the drawings- 4 Figure 1 is a longitudinal side elevation of the apparatus shown herein;

Figure 2 is a top plan of the right hand end portion of the structure in Figure 1, drawn to a larger scale on the plane of line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Figure 3 is a plan on the plane of line 3 1 at the left end portion of Fig. 1 and drawn to the same scale as Fig. 2;

Figure 4 is a verticai longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a vertical elevation of the left hand end portion of Figure 3 and looking at the same on the plane of line 55, and drawn to a larger scale;

Figure 6 is a diagram of shaping members showing one shaping operation or coiling of the dough strip obliquely across the conveyor apron;

Figure 'l is a diagram, similar to Figure 6,'show ing a second shaping operation wherein the coiled dough leaves the coiling roller; and

FlgureB is a diagram, similar to Figure 6, showing' a further shaping operation wherein the di-i rection of movement of the coiled dough is changed by engageme t with a second roller.

The drawings are more or less schematic, and in the different views the same reference characters are used to identify like parts wherever they appear.

As illustrated in Fig. 1 this apparatus embodies an elongate supporting structure which comprises a flat table ll preferably a metal sheet having down-turned longitudinal edges to which a plurality of supporting legs are attached to dispose the table at the desired working height from the floor. This table I0 is traversed from left to right by an endless conveyor Ii which passes around the drive pulley I! at the left end of the table and around the free pulley II at the right end, and the return portion of the apron conveyor It moves below the table. The pulley secured to one end of its l2 has a sprocket it chain l5 that is actuated by a drive sprocket l6. An electric motor I 1 is mounted on a shelf below the table and its shaft is suitably connected-to a speed reducer ID, the slow shaft of which pro- Jects beyond the housing of the speed reducer and has the drive sprocket l6 secured to it. The chain l5 after leaving the sprocket l4 moves upwardly to actuate other parts of the apparatus to be later described, and then back to sprocket l6.

Suitably supported above the table In there is a platform |3 that is preferablya metal sheet having up-turned longitudinal flanges 20 and an endless conveyor apron 2| traverses this platform in a direction from right to left. After leaving the left end of the platform the conveyor apron 2| passes around an idle pulley 22 that has its shaft Journaled in side plates 23 extendin above the table. Beyond the right end of the platform I! the apron passesaround the driven pulley 24 that has its shaft journaled'in uprights 26, and a sprocket 21 is secured to an end of the pulley shaft and is driven by a chain 28. Below the right end of the table there is an electric motor 29 that is connected with a suitable speed reducer 30 and the latter has its slow shaft pro- J'ected beyond its casing where it has a small sprocket 3| secured to it to drive the chain 32.

A suitable supporting frame 33 is connected at its ends to the uprights 2B and carries suitable journaling blocks for the. shafts of upper and lower pressure rollers 34 and 35 respectively. The shaft of roller 35 projects beyond its bearings and at one end is provided with a gear 38 that meshes with a gear 31 on the adjacent extended end of the shaft of roller 34. The other end of the shaft of roller 35 is provided with a sprocket 38 with which the drive chain 32 engages. A similar sprocket 39 is secured to the other end of the shaft of roller 34, which sprocket 39 is engaged by the chain 28. Movement of the drive chain 32 rotates the lower roller 35 in the direc-.

tion of the arrow and a gear 36 connected with its shaft actuates the upper gear 33, which in turn rotates its roller 34 together with its sprocket 33. and it also drives the conveyor apron 2| through the medium of the chain 28 and sprocket 21 on the shaft of conveyor pulley 24.

A large sprocket 40 is secured to the speed reducer alongside the small sprocket 3i and a chain 4| engaged with said sprocket extends longitudi- V nally to the mid-portion of the apparatus where it drives a horizontal shaft 42 through the medium of a sprocket connected to said shaft. A second sprocket on this shaft 42 is engaged by a driven chain 43 that extends to and drives a sprocket on a second horizontal shaft 44 to the left of the first named shaft 42. These elements are adapted to actuate certain portions of the apparatus which will later be described.

There is a chute 45 above the platform l9, which chute is adapted to receive the dough batch and which is inclined downwardly to feed the dough toward the pressure rollers 34 and 35 so that the dough is discharged from the chute into'a space between these rollers where it is compressed into a fiat strip. Marginal guide plates 46 are mounted for adjustment toward and from each other adjacent the discharge end of the chute 45 and are adapted to guide the dough and limit the width of the flattened strip passing between the pressure rollers 34 and 35. After leaving the rollers the strip of dough passes to the conveyor apron 2| by which it is conveyed from the right end to the left end of th apparies of rollers 41, 48, 43,

22,899 shaft, which sprocket is engaged by an endless ratus. During its transit along the platform I! the dough strip passes successively under the se- 50, which are adapted to further compress the dough and condition it for a final compression which takes place at the left end of the apparatus. The return run of the conveyor apron 2| after leaving the pulley 22 passes over a guide plate 5| which holds the conveyor taut and also raises thereturn run of the conveyor to a plane slightly below the platform l9 so that it will clear the'mechanism which is mounted upon and operates on the table I. The

rollers 41 to 50 are of solid metal in order to increase their weight and their trunnions' are mounted in vertically disposed slots in the side flanges 20 of the platform |'9 which permits the rollers to be freely raised or lowered with respect to the platform. The bottoms of the slots, when the dough is passing under the rollers, are below the trunnions so that the weight of each roller is exerted against the surface of the dough strip and assists in conditioning the dough while reducing the thickness of the strip. The widthof the strip of dough passing into and between the pressure rollers 34 and 35 at rightend of the apparatus is readily controlled by turning a small crank 52 on the end of a shaft 53 that has right and left threads on its end portions. This shaft is journaled on the chute 45 and the guide plates 46 have suitable bosses that are bored and tapped to be engaged by the threaded portions of the shaft 53.

The spaced frames 23 are provided with means for adjustably journaling the trunnions or shafts of two pairs of pressure rollers 5657 and 5853 that are disposed so that the strip of dough leaving the conveyor apron 2| will be received between the upper pair of rollers 565'| and be, discharged therefrom in an oblique direction to the lower conveyor apron H in a continuous manner. The ends of the trunnions or shafts of the upper pair of rollers 555'| have gears 55a and 57a respectively secured to them which gears are in mesh with each other so that these rollers rotate simultaneously in opposite directions relative to each other. Similarly, theshafts or trunnions of the lower pair of rollers 58-59 extend beyond their bearings and have gears 58a and tions. The end of the trunnion or shaft of roller 59, opposite the end thereof which carries the gear 59a, has a sprocket 60 secured to it that is engaged by the chain 5 which derives its moers 56-51 and cause the tated in the same directions as the respective rollers 58-49.

The dough strip, after being transferred through the medium of the two pairs of rollers as above described, is disposed upon the adjacent portion-of the conveyor apron II and begins its reverse movement from left to right. A short distance from the transfer rollers the dough is engaged by a pressure roller 54 which derives its motion from the chain 65 and sprockets that latter'rollers to be rodough passing under the same.

are connected to said roller and to the roller 58.

A suitable bridge-frame 88 is mounted upon the table and spans the apron II. The swinging trigger finger 81 is pivotally supported by the bridge frame in a pendant manner from a hanger 88 so that the lower end 'of this finger is directly -in the path of the moving strip of dough which as shown in Fig. 1, is approaching this trigger. When the'moving strip contacts the trigger 81 the latter will swing to operate a mercury switch 88 which is suitably connected by electric conductors to a pair of magnetic valves suspended below the table.

The above-mentioned valves control the flow or discharge of suitable fluids that are to be coated upon the strip ofdough. The magnetic valve 18 controls the feed pipe 12 leading from a water receptacle 18, and the feed pipe I4 leading from a receptacle I5 containing a suitable oily liquid. These receptacles or containers II and I5 are air tight and a constant pressure is maintained therein by means of a suitable air compressor 16 that is driven by a motor TI. The compressor is connected to the interiors of the receptacles by a pipe I8 having T-coupling I9 from which branch pipes 80 and BI lead into the respective containers. The discharge side of valve .10 communicates with a pipe 82 leading up to a plane above the apron where it extends inwardly under thebridge frame and its discharge end Bil-is so located that the water is permitted to drip upon one margin of the The magnetic valve II has a discharge pipe 84 leading upwardly to about the plane of the water or pipe 82 where it is provided with a discharge tube 85 that is perforated through its lower segment to permit the oily liquid to be discharged upon the remaining surface of the dough strip to the edge opposite the margin which is water treated. After receiving these coatings of oil and water, the dough strip passes beneath a spreading roller 88 that rests upon the top surface of the dough strip and distributes the liquids evenly across the respective proportions of the face of the strip.

After passing the spreading roller 88, the leading edge of the dough strip is adapted to engage a second trigger 81 which, when actuated is adapted to operate a mercury switch 88 and close the circuit to an electric appliance 89 mounted upon the side of the table. This electric appliance may be in the form of a damper motor, a solenoid or other automatic device. Its function is to operate the movable member or sleeve 90 of the toothed clutch that is connected with the appliance 89 by a rod or shaft 9|. A spring 82 exerts its tension to shift the movable clutch member 80 out of its co-acting member 93 when the switch is operated to open the circuit to the electric appliance 89. The clutch members 80 and 88 are supported upon the outer end of a shaft 84 that is journaled in suitable bracket members 05 extending above the table a suitable distance. The shaft 84 has a sprocket 96 on its end nearest the clutch that is driven by a chain 01 deriving its movement from a sprocket 88 on the adjacent end of the shaft 44 above mentioned.

A suitable container 89 is mounted on the bracket members 85 for receiving a quantity of sugar and cinnamon or other flavoring, and shaft 84 passes through this container and has suitable agitating blades I00 on it which are rotated in the body of the sugar and flavoring. The lower portion of the container 88 is curved to accommodate the moving paddles and said lower porthe magnetic valve II controls support immediately tion is perforated in the manner of a sieve so that when the paddles are rotated the sugar and cinnamon will be discharged upon the dough strip which has been treated with the oily liquid and does not provide a coating upon the margin of the dough which has been coated with water.

After the dough has been treated and coated as hereinbefore described, it is engaged by a suitable roller that operates upon it to. coil the dough in an oblique spiral with the internally water coated margin outermost and disposed in a helical manner upon the exterior of the coil of dough. The elongated rolled mass is then straightened and in this instance is treated by engagement with another roller so that the helical outer edge of the watered-margin is then disposed longitudinally in a substantially straight line on the outside of the coil.

In order to operate on the flat strip to coil it spirally and then straighten the helical margin of the roll, suitabl novel. devices are provided between the container 89 and the discharge end of the conveyor II. A turret bracket IN is secured to the side of the table I0 near the location of the clutch. This turret has a suitable upright standard and upon the top'of the standard there is a hollow embossment I02 to receive the spindle or trunnion of a corrugated roller I03. The trunnion of the roller is shouldered at the embossment to guide it and said trunnion projects through the embossment where it has a sheave I04 secured to it that is driven by-a belt I05 deriving movement from a sheave I05 on the outer end of the shaft 44 which is journaled in the table leg or below the sheave I04. seen in Fig. 3 and in the diagrams Figs. 6, '7 and 8, the axis of the corrugated roller I03 is oblique to the line of travel of the apron and said roller extends across the table close to the top surface of the apron and terminates at its free end in an acorn-shaped end I0'I near the opposite side of the table. There is an upright shield or deflector I08 secured to the side of the table which is nearest the tapered end of the roller I08 to maintain the roll of dough on the conveyor apron.

This roller is driven in a direction opposing the direction of travel of the dough strip on the apron II and it is thereby adapted. to roll the dough strip obliquely while the latter is moving along with the apron. This coiled mass of dough has the sugared and flavored portion innermost of the coil. while the margin which has been coated with the water is the outermost layer and this layer is disposed in a helical manner around the roll of dough. This action forms a coiled elongate mass which leaves the roller at the tapered end approximately in contact with the shield or deflector I08 along which the roll will travel a short distance longitudinally with the apron, close to the margin thereof.

It is desirable to return the above described coil of dough to the center line of 'the apron or conveyor II so that it will be longitudinally disposed in an approximately straight line along the conveyor before the roll is cut into the small pieces for baking. In order to do this the rolled mass is here shown warped by a second corrugated roller I09. This latter roller is disposed oblique to the line of travel of the apron and extends partly across the apron, to approximate center of width thereof from the side of the table upon which the .shield or deflector I08 is mounted. A turret bracket H0 is secured to the table and is provided with an upright portion that terminates in a hollow embossment III that is horizontally bored to receive the shouldered portion 01' the trunnion or spindle of the roller I09. The end of the trunnion projects out of the embossment H I and has a sleeve H2 secured to it that is actuated by a belt H3 deriving its motion from a sheave on the end portion of the horizontal shaft 42 that is driven by the motor 29 at the discharge end of the apparatus. The rolled coiled dough is engaged by this oblique roller I09 which rotates in a direc tion opposing the line of travel of the apron I I- so that when the dough roll leaves the outer free end of the roller I09 at the center of the conveyor apron the coiled mass will be straightened with the internally water coated margin outermost and extending in a substantially straight line.

Before leaving the apron the elongate 'roll of dough passes under a dividing or cutting device which is in the form of a central body H5 of cylindrical shape that has a spindle H6 projected beyond its ends and freely journaled in elongate vertical slots H! of upright side plates H8 secured to the table. The cylindrical body H5 is provided with longitudinal disposed cutter blades H9 that project radially therefrom, and the ends of the body are provided with diskshaped plates I20, the diameters of which are less than the periphery of the circle described on the cutting edges of the blades H9. This structure is adapted to be rotated by the engagement of the cutter blades H9 with the apron H and when the roll of dough is engaged by these blades the latterwill cut the dough into the proper sizes for use in baking the cinnamon rolls or other product to be baked.

In practice the small pieces of dough are removed at thedischarge end of the apron H,

placed manually in suitable pans, and then de-.

posited in the oven for baking. Throughout the entire operation of the apparatus it is not nec-.

essary for the attendant to handle the dough owing to the fact that all the steps performed by the apparatus are of an automatic character.

What is claimed is:

1. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a fiat dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and spaced means cooperating with said conveyor and adapted to successively operate upon the dough, the first of said means adapted to form the fiat dough strip into an elongate helical roll, and the second of said means adapted to twist the helical roll of dough transverse to its length.

2. Apparatus of the kind described embody-.

i g a traveling conveyor adapted to move a fiat dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and spaced means cooperating with. said conveyor and adapted to successively operate upon the dough. the first of said means embodying an obliquely disposed member adapted to form the flat dough strip into an elongate helical roll, and the second of said means embodying an oppositely disposed oblique member adapted to twist the helical roll of dough transverse to its length.

3. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a flat dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and spaced means cooperating with said conveyor and adapted to successively operate upon the dough, the first of said means embodying a member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement of the dough and adapted to helically roll the dough strip, and the second of said means adapted to transversely twist the helical roll of dough.

4. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a flat dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and spaced means cooperating with said conveyor and adapted to successively operate upon the dough, the first of said means embodying a member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement of the dough and adapted to hellcally roll the dough strip, and the second of said means embodying a member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement of the helical roll and adapted to transversely twist the latter.

5. Apparatus of the kind described embody ing a traveling conveyoradapted to move a flat dough, the first of 'dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and

spaced means cooperating with said conveyor and adapted to successively operate upon the said means embodying an obliquely disposed roller rotatable in a direction opposing the movement-of the dough strip whereby said roller is adapted to form the flat dough strip into an elongate helical roll, and the second of said means embodying an oppositely disposed oblique roller rotatable in opposite direction to the first mentioned roller whereby said second roller is adapted to twist the helical roll of dough transverse to its length.

6. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a fiat dough strip in a longitudinal direction; and spaced obliquely disposed rollers cooperating with said conveyor and adapted to successively operdough, said rollers adapted for and disposed at an angle to each respective mar ins of the conveyor, the first of said oblique rollers adapted to coil the fiat dough strip into an elongate helical roll, and the second of said oblique rollers adapted to twist the helical roll of dough transverse to its length.

7. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a flat dough strip, in a longitudinal direction; a roller rotatable in a direction opposed to the direction of travel of said conveyor, said roller disposed obliquely over an edge of the conveyor and adapted to coil the dough strip into an elongate helical roll that is discharged from said roller adjacent a margin of the conveyor; and a second roller adapted to move the elongate roll of dough to the midportion of the conveyor.

8. Apparatus of the kind described embodying a traveling conveyor adapted to move a flat dough strip in a longitudinal direction: a roller rotatable in a direction opposed to the direction of travel of said conveyor, said roller disposed obliquely over an edge of the conveyor and adapted other over the I to coll the dough strip into an elongate helical roll that is discharged from said roller adjacent a margin of the conveyor; and a second roller tending over an edge of the conveyor and adapted to coil the dough strip into an elongate helical roll that is delivered from the end of said roller adjacent a margin of the conveyor; and a second corrugated roller disposed obliquely over the opposite margin of the conveyor in the path of movement of the coil dough, said second roller rotatable in a direction opposing the movement the conveyor whereby said second roller is adapted to move the elongate roll of dough to the midportion of the conveyor, and

. during said movement to twist coil of dough transverse to its length.

10. Apparatus of the kind described embodyof the conveyor, said second member adapted to for applying a coating to a longitudinal margin of the dough sheet; and spaced means coacting with said conveyor to successively operate upon the dough sheet, the first of said means adapted to coil the sheet in an oblique direction towards a margin of the conveyor whereby the strip is formed into an elongate helical roll with the coated margin providing a spirally disposed outer layer, and the second of said means adapted to obliquely engage the helical roll and move it towards the central portion ot said conveyor whereby to twist the helical roll upon its axis and discharge the roll with the coated margin in a substantially straight line longitudinally of the roll.

11. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate table;-a conveyor traversing said table in a longitudinal direction thereon; means for delivering a flat dough strip to said con veyor: means adapted. to spirally roll the dough strip and move the'same in a direction oblique to the travel of the conveyor; and means adapted to change the movement or the coiled dough in an oblique direction opposite the first oblique movement.

12. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate table; a conveyor traversing said table in a longitudinal direction thereon; means for delivering a flat dough strip to said conveyor; a member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement of said conveyor, said member adapted to roll the dough strip into a coil and move the coiled strip obliquely toward a margin of the conveyor; and a second member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement elongate tion toward the opposite margin of said conveyor.

13. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate conveyor; means for moving the conveyor in a longitudinal direction; means for continuously feeding an elongated flat dough strip to said conveyor; an elongate roller obliquely disposed over said conveyor, said roller extending substantially more nearly in the direction of movement of the conveyor than in a direction at right angles to said movement and adapted to contact the dough strip intermedially of the length of the dough strip and anguiarly to the dough strip; and means for rotating the roller in a direction opposed at its periphery where engaged by the dough strip to the direction of movement or the conveyor, to continuously coil the dough strip as it is fed by the conveyor and cause the coiled dough strip to move obliquely to the direction of movement of the conveyor where contacted by the roller while leaving the dough strip where it is being fed to the roller by the conveyor parallel to the direction of movement or the conveyor.

14. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate conveyor; means for moving the conveyor; means for continuously feeding an elongated flat dough strip to said conveyor; an

roller obliquely disposed over said conveyor intermedially of the lengththereoi and completely across said dough strip, said roller extending substantially more nearly in the direction of movement of the conveyor than in a direction at right angles to said movement and adapted to contact the dough strip intermedially oi the length of the dough strip and angularly to the dough strip; means for rotating the roller in a direction opposed at its periphery n where engaged by the dough strip to the direction of movement of the conveyor, to continuously spirally coil the dough strip as it is fed by the conveyor and cause the coiled dough strip to move obliquely to the direction of movement of the conveyor where contacted by the roller:

and guide means including the conveyor for directing the movement of the-coiled dough strip after it leaves the roller whereby the coiled dough strip may be thereafter severed into rela- MARTIN E. FONKEN.

5o tively short lengths for individual baking.

Disclaimer Re. 22,399.-Martm E. Fonken, Beloit, Wis.

Patent dated Dec. 7, i943.

ROLLS OR THE LIKE.

APPARATUS FOR M AKING OINNAMON D1sc1a1mer filedOot. 16,

tending over an edge of the conveyor and adapted to coil the dough strip into an elongate helical roll that is delivered from the end of said roller adjacent a margin of the conveyor; and a second corrugated roller disposed obliquely over the opposite margin of the conveyor in the path of movement of the coil dough, said second roller rotatable in a direction opposing the movement the conveyor whereby said second roller is adapted to move the elongate roll of dough to the midportion of the conveyor, and

. during said movement to twist coil of dough transverse to its length.

10. Apparatus of the kind described embodyof the conveyor, said second member adapted to for applying a coating to a longitudinal margin of the dough sheet; and spaced means coacting with said conveyor to successively operate upon the dough sheet, the first of said means adapted to coil the sheet in an oblique direction towards a margin of the conveyor whereby the strip is formed into an elongate helical roll with the coated margin providing a spirally disposed outer layer, and the second of said means adapted to obliquely engage the helical roll and move it towards the central portion ot said conveyor whereby to twist the helical roll upon its axis and discharge the roll with the coated margin in a substantially straight line longitudinally of the roll.

11. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate table;-a conveyor traversing said table in a longitudinal direction thereon; means for delivering a flat dough strip to said con veyor: means adapted. to spirally roll the dough strip and move the'same in a direction oblique to the travel of the conveyor; and means adapted to change the movement or the coiled dough in an oblique direction opposite the first oblique movement.

12. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate table; a conveyor traversing said table in a longitudinal direction thereon; means for delivering a flat dough strip to said conveyor; a member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement of said conveyor, said member adapted to roll the dough strip into a. coil and move the coiled strip obliquely toward a margin of the conveyor; and a second member rotatable in a direction opposing the movement elongate tion toward the opposite margin of said conveyor.

13. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate conveyor; means for moving the conveyor in a longitudinal direction; means for continuously feeding an elongated flat dough strip to said conveyor; an elongate roller obliquely disposed over said conveyor, said roller extending substantially more nearly in the direction of movement of the conveyor than in a direction at right angles to said movement and adapted to contact the dough strip intermedially of the length of the dough strip and anguiarly to the dough strip; and means for rotating the roller in a direction opposed at its periphery where engaged by the dough strip to the direction of movement or the conveyor, to continuously coil the dough strip as it is fed by the conveyor and cause the coiled dough strip to move obliquely to the direction of movement of the conveyor where contacted by the roller while leaving the dough strip where it is being fed to the roller by the conveyor parallel to the direction of movement of the conveyor.

14. Apparatus of the kind described embodying an elongate conveyor; means for moving the conveyor; means for continuously feeding an elongated flat dough strip to said conveyor; an

roller obliquely disposed over said conveyor intermedially of the lengththereoi and completely across said dough strip, said roller extending substantially more nearly in the direction of movement of the conveyor than in a direction at right angles to said movement and adapted to contact the dough strip intermedially of the length of the dough strip and angularly to the dough strip; means for rotating the roller in a direction opposed at its periphery n where engaged by the dough strip to the direction of movement of the conveyor, to continuously spirally coil the dough strip as it is fed by the conveyor and cause the coiled dough strip to move obliquely to the direction of movement of the conveyor where contacted by the roller:

and guide means including the conveyor for directing the movement of the-coiled dough strip after it leaves the roller whereby the coiled dough strip may be thereafter severed into rela- MARTIN E. FONKEN.

5o tively short lengths for individual baking.

Disclaimer Re. 22,399.-Martm E. Fonken, Beloit, Wis.

Patent dated Dec. 7, 1943.

ROLLS OR THE LIKE.

APPARATUS FOR M AKING OINNAMON D1sc1a1mer filedOot. 16, 

